• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1090

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/107 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Thu Jun 11 18:19:07 2026
    ACUS11 KWNS 111819
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 111818=20
    MOZ000-ARZ000-OKZ000-KSZ000-112015-

    Mesoscale Discussion 1090
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0118 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

    Areas affected...southeastern Kansas...western Missouri...and
    northeastern Oklahoma

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely=20

    Valid 111818Z - 112015Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

    SUMMARY...Increasing thunderstorm coverage is expected this
    afternoon along a cold front in southeastern Kansas, western
    Missouri, and Oklahoma. Severe wind gusts and some large hail will
    be the primary threats.

    DISCUSSION...A cold front -- currently draped southwestward from
    central IA through northwestern OK -- is expected to serve as a
    focus for thunderstorm development this afternoon. As the attendant
    1002-mb surface low slides northeastward through IA, the cold front
    will continue pushing southeastward and impinge on a destabilizing
    warm sector. Per current mesoanalysis and water vapor imagery, a
    mid-level jet core is currently located over eastern NE and western
    IA, placing the warm sector in the right-entrance quadrant of the
    jet. Associated quasi-geostrophic ascent aided by frontal
    convergence should promote extensive thunderstorm development this
    afternoon across the area.

    Visible satellite imagery suggests that any remaining convective
    inhibition is waning, driven by temperatures warming into the upper
    80s / low 90s F ahead of the front. Some deeper updraft cores are
    already evident in northwestern MO, and vertical development is
    expected to continue southwestward along the front with time. Large
    CAPE (3000+ J/kg), minimal inhibition, and predominantly
    line-parallel bulk shear should yield relatively quick upscale
    growth. Strong wind gusts and hail are the primary threats with this
    activity. Shear profiles are slightly larger and more
    line-perpendicular with latitude, so more persistent discrete structures/supercells may be possible in eastern KS and western MO.
    Some tornado threat exists in this area, particularly around mid-/late-afternoon as low-level SRH increases, but it will be
    generally tempered by upscale tendencies. One or more watches will
    likely be needed to cover these threats.

    ..Flournoy/Gleason.. 06/11/2026

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6xaXb7l4oKCXnZUQHZWEs_zLhHvMQmqGG4l2a43q30S7NuDfzW6TvgZ8bjORIYHBh2bWuK1Kj= hNUSTFlE-VqWYKtXXE$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...LSX...SGF...EAX...TSA...TOP...ICT...OUN...

    LAT...LON 36459451 34979632 34259817 34269915 34759950 35569917
    36509764 37719591 38629502 39559382 39599310 39199265
    38549256 38019286 36459451=20

    MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-110 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN


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